Jacques-René Tenon
Jacques-René Tenon (French pronunciation: [ʒakʁne tənɔ̃], 21 February 1724 – 16 January 1816) was a French surgeon born in Sépeaux in northern Burgundy. He was very active in hospital reform during the second half of the 18th century. His seminal treatise on hospital design and management, the Mémoire sur les hôpitaux de Paris (Memoirs on the Hospitals of Paris), proved to be influential in Europe for more than a century.
Jacques-René Tenon | |
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Sketch of Jacques-René Tenon, aged ninety | |
| Born | 21 February 1724 Sépeaux, northern Burgundy |
| Died | 16 January 1816 (aged 91) Paris |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Early modern analysis of hospital management, capsule of Tenon, Hôpital Tenon. |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | surgery |
| Doctoral advisor | Jacques-Bénigne Winslow |
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